Last word on IMSS health insurance?

[doncoulter]

An addendum to the excellent information provided by Doyle, Bill, and Constance:

Be very careful about your annual IMSS renewal date. After having IMSS insurance for a few years, last year I failed to realize that my date was coming up. I learned the hard way that there is NO GRACE PERIOD. I arrived at the IMSS office only a couple of days after the expiration date, but I had to start all over again as if enrolling for the first time. There are some limitations on IMSS services for the first year or two, and now Gela and I are on limited status again.

A corollary to the lesson I learned is that, if you're signing up for IMSS for the first time, take care to choose a time of year when, year in and year out, you're likely to be in town.

Don